| EDUCATION | |
| 1966 | B.S. Botany, Ohio University |
| 1969 | M.S. Genetics, University of Arizona |
| 1971 | Ph.D. Genetics, University of Arizona |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 2002 - Present | Distinguished Professor of Molecular, Cell, & Developmental Biology, UCLA |
| 1983 - 2002 | Professor of Biology, UCLA |
| 1978 - 1983 | Associate Professor of Biology, UCLA |
| 1976 - 1978 | Assistant Professor of Biology, UCLA |
| 1973 - 1976 | Assistant Professor of Biology, Wayne State University |
| 1971 - 1973 | Postdoctoral Fellow, California Institute of Technology |
| TEACHING HONORS | |
| 2009 | Featured in Newsweeks's Annual College Issue "In Search of Great Professors" |
| 2009 | Listed in Daily Beast as Teaching "One of the Top Ten Hottest Classes in America |
| 2002 | Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) University Professors Award |
| 2001 | Honorary Faculty Membership in Golden Key National Honor Society |
| 2000 | Listed As One of "Top 20" Professors in UCLA History |
| 1998 | UCLA Gold Shield Award for Excellence in Teaching & Research |
| 1992 | California Legislative Assembly Recognition Certificate for Distinguished Teaching |
| 1992 | UCLA Academic Senate & Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award |
| 1991 | Ohio House of Representatives Recognition for Distinguished Teaching and Research |
| 1989 | UCLA Cell & Molecular Biology Department Distinguished Teaching Award |
| 1980 | UCLA Biology Department Distinguished Teaching Award |
| RESEARCH AWARDS | |
| 2015 | Stephen Hales Prize, American Society of Plant Biologists |
| 2009 | UCLA Dean's Recognition Award - Science Faculty Colloquium Lecturer |
| 2007 | Elected as a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) |
| 2003 | University of Arizona Distinguished Alumni Award |
| 2003 | Ohio University Distingished Alumni Award |
| 2002 | Howard Hughes medical Institute University Professorship |
| 2001 | Elected to National Academy of Sciences |
| 2001 | Honorary Membership in Golder Key National Honor Society |
| 2000 | Listed as Making One of the "Top 15" Discoveries in UCLA History |
| 1999 | UCLA Faculty Research Lectureship |
| 1998 | UCLA Gold Shield Award for Excellence in Research and Undergraduate Teaching |
| 1998 | National Order of Scientific Merit, President of Brazil |
| 1993 | Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Plant Physiologists |
| 1993 | Kosuge Memorial Lectureship Award |
| 1991 | Philip C. Hamm Memorial Lecture Award |
| 1991 | Cleveland Heights Ohio Distinguished Achievement Award |
| 1989 | Ohio University Phi Beta Kappa Award |
| 1989 | Honorary Professor of Genetics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| 1986 | Ohio University Medal of Merit for Achievements in Plant Molecular Biology |
| 1984 | Chairman, Plant Molecular Biology Gordon Conference |
| PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES | |
| 2005-2008 | Chair, Section 62, Plant, Soils, and Microbial Biology, National Academy of Sciences |
| 2005-2006 | Co-Organizer, Sackler Colloquium on Crop Improvement, National Academy of Sciences |
| 1998-2005 | Director, University Of California Seed Institute |
| 1998-2002 | Chair, American Society of Plant Biologists Education Foundation |
| 1986-1994 | Director, Plant Molecular Biology Program, UCLA |
| 1991 | Organizer, UCLA/Dupont Symposium on the Genetic Dissection of Plant Cell Processes |
| 1988 | Organizer, UCLA/Dupont Symposium on Plant Development |
| 1987 | Program Director, Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, USDA Competitive Grants Program |
| 1984 | Chairman and Organizer, Plant Molecular Biology Gordon Conference |
| 1983 | Chairman, Division of Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology, UCLA |
| 1983 | Program Director, Genetic Mechanisms for Crop Improvement, USDA Competitive Grants Program |
| 1983 | Organizer, UCLA/ARCO Symposium on Plant Molecular Biology |
| EDITORIAL BOARDS | |
| 1998-present | Sexual Plant Reproduction |
| 2002-2005 | Cell Biology Education |
| 1996-2000 | Advances in Celular and Molecular Biology of Plants |
| 1995-2000 | Trends in Plant Sciences |
| 1988-1993 | The Plant Cell (Founding Editor and Editor-in-Chief) |
| 1986-1989 | Science |
| 1986 | Plant Physiology |
| 1982-1987 | Molecular and General Genetics (Co-Editor) |
| 1982-1987 | Plant Molecular Biology |
| 1981-1984 | Developmental Genetics |
| ACADEMIC ADVISORY PANELS | |
| 2007-2008 | Council For Sustainable Bioenergy Production |
| 1994-2002 | Weizmann Institute of Science, Scientific Advisory Committee |
| 1994 | Developmental Biology Panel, National Science Foundation |
| 1993-1996 | National University of Singapore, External Faculty Advisory Committee |
| 1992-1995 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Science Innovation Advisory Committee |
| 1987 | Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology Panel, USDA Competitive Grants Program |
| 1986 | American Society of Plant Physiology Journal Revision Committee |
| 1985 | Molecular Cytology Study Section, National Institutes of Health |
| 1983 | USDA National Policy Advisory Committee |
| 1981-1983 | Genetic Mechanisms Panel, USDA Competitive Grants Program |
| INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARDS | |
| 1996-Present | Ceres, Inc., Malibu, CA (Co-Founder and Director) |
| 1987-1996 | Plant Genetic System, Gent, Belgium |
| 1990-1996 | Dupont Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
| 1985-1990 | Phytogen Inc., Pasadena, California |
| 1985-1987 | Calgene Inc., Davis, California |
| 1982-1985 | Plant Genetic System, Gent, Belgium |
| COURSES CURRENTLY TEACHING | |
| HC70A | Genetic Engineering in Agriculture, Medicine, and Law |
| MCDB 191 | What Are GMOs: History, Science, and Applications of Genetic Engineering |
| HC199 | Teaching Students How to Teach |